Breathwork Timer vs Serenate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Breathwork Timer
This app offers a straightforward tool for breathwork practice with advanced customization. Users can create their own routines or use pre-set options, guided by audio and visual cues. It's designed for both beginners and experienced practitioners.
- Customizable routines
- Pre-set popular routines
- Audio and visual cues
- Share routines
- No account needed
- Offline use
- Dark Mode support
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The simple no-nonsense Breathwork Timer you’ve been looking for. Built specifically for breathwork with advanced routine customization capabilities. Quickly and easily create your own custom routines from scratch. Or just hit play on one of the several included presets and start practicing right away. Whether you’re just a beginner, or a seasoned breathwork practitioner, Breathwork Timer is the fastest and most powerful tool for your practice. Features: · 14-Day Free Trial · Start with ready-to-use popular routines · Quickly create and edit routines · Guided with audio and visual cues · Share routines with friends · No account or personal info needed · No ads · No Internet needed · Dark Mode support · Supports complex multi-stage routines · Precise timing with fractional seconds · Multi-lingual support (English, German)
Serenate
This app offers a simple yet powerful way to manage meditation and breathing exercises. Customize session durations, background sounds, and visual cues for popular breathing patterns. Build a consistent habit with personalized, private sessions.
- Customizable meditation and breathing sessions
- Visual cues for breathing patterns
- Background ambient audio loops
- Save favorite session configurations
- Complete on-device privacy
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Serenate is the simple yet powerful mindfulness tool you've been waiting for. Designed with absolute simplicity and elegance in mind, Serenate gives you the power to control your meditation and breathing sessions with your personal preferences. Whether you need a quick 1-minute breathing exercise to reset your focus, or a 30-minute unguided meditation session with immersive background audio, Serenate adapts to what you need today. Custom durations, custom sounds, custom cues, custom tracks. No reminders, no gimmicks. With your sessions built to your liking, it's easy to build a consistent meditation and breathing habit. Key Features: • Breathe: Follow dynamic visual cues for proven breathing patterns like Box Breathing, 4-7-8 for sleep, and more. • Meditate: Choose between timed silent sessions or beautiful background ambient loops. • Customize: Mix background audio, adjust your session lengths, and save your favorite configurations to jump right back in. • Complete Privacy: All your session configurations are stored securely on your own device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Serenate at none against Breathwork Timer's 1. Serenate also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.3) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Breathwork Timer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (8 vs 2). On price and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Breathwork Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Serenate asks for nothing beyond the download.
Serenate holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively.
| Parameter | Breathwork Timer | Serenate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (8 ratings) | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 167 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Edward Rooth | PRIYANKA JAIN |
In-app purchases
Breathwork Timer
- Full Version$4.99
Serenate
No in-app purchases









